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    Unique ID Code: 0000022231
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    Added on: 5/9/2001 19:09
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    Garden Of Allah, The (UK)

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    They loved each other with the fierceness of those who have been denied love
    Certificate: U
    Running Time: 76 mins
    Retail Price: £12.99
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    Synopsis:
    In 1936, `The Garden Of Allah` was billed as Selznick`s showcase for Technicolour. It turned out to be a visually stunning film, with vibrant colour realism seldom seen in pictures. Bizarrely, the film was not nominated for Best Picture Oscar, as the Academy felt that `its natural beauty would outpoint conventional product`. Now fully restored and digitally re-mastered, it still looks wonderful, even by today`s standards.

    Marlene Dietrich is Domini, a young heiress who journeys to the Sahara in search of a new life after her father`s death. There she meets and marries Boris Androvsky (Charles Boyer), unaware of the bitter secret he is hiding. Boris is really Brother Antonio, a monk who has fled a nearby monastery, breaking his vows and causing shock and dismay among his brethren. What will happen to them when Domini finally uncovers the truth behind her lovers deceit?

    Special Features:
    Interactive Menus
    Scene Access
    Biographies
    Photo Gallery

    Video Tracks:
    Standard 1.33:1

    Audio Tracks:
    Dolby Digital Mono English

    Directed By:
    Richard Boleslawski

    Written By:



    Starring:
    Joseph Schildkraut
    C. Aubrey Smith
    Basil Rathbone
    Charles Boyer
    Marlene Dietrich

    Soundtrack By:
    Max Steiner

    Director of Photography:
    W. Howard Greene

    Editor:
    Hal C. Kern

    Costume Designer:
    Ernest Dryden

    Producer:
    David O. Selznick

    Distributor:
    Fremantlemedia

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